The Bottom Line: Markets rose in April as economic activity and corporate earnings rebounded; ESG securities market indices diverged while sustainable mutual fund indices outperformed.
The Bottom Line: S&P 500 was up 4.38% in March while three of four sustainable securities-oriented indices posted excess returns and two fund indices outperformed.
The Bottom Line: The S&P 500 Index, which gained 18.4% in 2020, added 3.84% in December while sustainable fund managers prevailed in equities and bonds.
The Bottom Line: Tesla, already a member of some leading US equity ESG indices, is now eligible for addition to the S&P 500 ESG Index.
The Bottom Line: Markets rallied in November across the board; actively managed sustainable mutual funds outperformed their conventional benchmarks while ESG securities market indices lagged.
The Bottom Line: Markets ended lower for the second consecutive month in October while sustainable indices turn in mixed results relative to their conventional counterparts.
The Bottom Line: Uncertainties chipped away at August’s stock market 7.01% gain with a -3.80% decline in September while ESG indices across the board outperformed.
The Bottom Line: Thematic ETF equity index funds focused on clean energy, low carbon energy and alternative energy posted the best performance results in August.
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